Trade and development

The WTO’s Committee on Trade and Development implemented a number of decisions taken at the Ninth Ministerial Conference in Bali, including holding a first session of the monitoring mechanism on special and differential treatment for developing countries. It discussed the WTO’s technical assistance and training activities and received members’ notifications concerning market access for developing countries and least-developed countries (LDCs). It also began discussions on how to proceed with a review of the transparency mechanism for preferential trade arrangements.